Category: News

Incoming Principal Bobby Dodd shares his excitement preparing to enter the Mason district. Riley Johansen | Staff Writer On Friday, May 25, members of the MHS staff gathered together after school to get their first chance to meet Bobby Dodd, the incoming principal. Dodd has been a high school principal for seven years. Three years at New Lexington High School […]

Luke Hutchinson | Online Editor For these scientists, winning is not rocket science. The Science Olympiad team placed first in the Ohio State tournament and will proceed to the national competition at Colorado State University for the first time in the team’s history. Last season, the team missed qualifying by two points; senior captain Alex Wang said he and his […]

The Chronicle staff went through the school to collect the multiple perspectives on the evacuation. Luke Hutchinson | Online Editor During fifth bell on May 8, an unexpected fire broke out in a computer-aided manufacturing classroom, causing the building to be evacuated. AP testing was disrupted, and students were not permitted to return to the school to pick up their […]

Ria Parkih | Staff Writer Nathalie Schickendantz | Staff Writer From barricading during drills to staffing entrance doors in the morning, administration is making changes to better ensure student safety. After recent events such as the Parkland shooting, the school has implemented more policies to increase safety within the school. Some policies that have been either revised or installed include […]

Kaavya Ramachandran’s cartoon illustrating the dilemma facing high school students with uniquely spelled last names and pronunciations won her a Silver Key Award in the nationally recognized Scholastics Art and Writing competition. Lauren Serge | Staff Writer Kaavya Ramachandran has never taken an art class, but that did not stop the Mason High School junior from entering one of […]

Nathalie Schickendantz | Staff Writer Jonathan Cooper wants to hear from you. The soon to be superintendent has created a program called CommUNITY Conversation as part of his 100 day plan with the board of education. The program is co-designed to tackle problems in the Mason community with leaders and members being present. The topics discussed are generated by the […]

Nathalie Schickendantz | Staff Writer Don’t let their age fool you. These young businessmen want their competitors to know that they’re not going to let their age stop them from entering the business world. Mason High School junior Juan Carlos Gaudiano and freshman Pranav Yenugu are in the process of developing their company SafeDeliv. SafeDeliv is a small device accompanied […]

Kaitlin Lewis | Staff Writer Asia Porter | Editor-in-Chief Age is nothing but a number to these student activists. Students nationwide have been channeling their frustration into political activism after 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) in Parkland, Florida were shot and killed. The Valentine’s Day shooting marked the fifth school shooting to occur in 2018. News […]

Seniors Asia Porter (left) and Amaya King led the event and the empowerment video crew. Aniya Longmire | Staff Writer Women empowerment: March is all about it. Senior Amaya King hosted the first annual ‘Girls Night’ to celebrate the female students of Mason High School during Women’s History Month. The casually named event took place in the black box theater, […]

Riley Johansen | Staff Writer On Friday, March 2, Honors English I students were invited to attend a presentation from Len Boselovic, columnist and reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Boselovic is not only the father of one of our MHS teachers, Sarah Boselovic, but is also an award-winning writer who has covered the metal industry for the Post-Gazette. Boselovic said […]

Yogesh Patel | Staff Writer 2018 is the year of the dog. On Friday, February 23, the community was invited to the Small Commons for the 2018 Chinese New Year celebration organized by Mandarin teacher Ling-Ling Nian. The event included dinner, cultural activities and performances. The night was sponsored by the Confucius Institute at Miami University, the Joy Flower Dance […]

Dr. Gregory Hudnall explains the Hope Squad’s format at a presentation on Feb. 8. Delaney Turner | Managing Editor Mason High School, there is hope. The Hope Squad, a peer to peer counseling program aimed at preventing teen suicide will launch at the high school in the fall of 2018. On February 8, Dr. Gregory Hudnall, former principal and now […]

Andrea Hefferan | Staff Writer Forget High School Musical–now there is a musical that truly shows what goes on during the high school years. Dead Serious About Life is a musical put on by Christian high schoolers who are part of the nonprofit Mishpachah, Inc. On March second and third, they are coming to Mason Middle School to bring their […]

Natalie Schickendantz | Staff Writer It was truly a night to shine. On February 9, School of Rock performed at Night to Shine, a prom for individuals with special needs. Throughout the night, participants and their buddies, volunteers that had been paired with them, circulated to karaoke and game rooms, took photos by the red carpet and danced to live […]

Kaitlin Lewis | Staff Writer Girls are taking control into their own hands and asking guys to Mason’s first ever winter dance. Taking place this Saturday, February 17, the theme of the night is Sadie Hawkins, flipping the status-quo and encouraging girls to ask guys. Senior co-chairs Collin Aldrich and Lindsey Welage decided work in collaboration with National Honor Society […]

Staff Writer Alexandra Lisa goes behind the scenes moments before the first showing. Nathalie Schickendantz | Staff Writer Mason Drama Club nose how to shift from a comedy to a tragedy. January 26 was the opening night of Drama Club’s production of Cyrano de Bergerac. In 1655 Abbey France, a love triangle ensues between three main characters: Christian de Neuvilette, […]